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The Shining Cloth: Dress & Adornment That Glitters: Dress and Adornment That Glitters (Paperback)

by Victoria Z. Rivers (Author)

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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson; New edition edition (28 April 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0500283745
ISBN-13: 978-0500283745
Product Dimensions: 30 x 24.1 x 1.5 cm

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'Essential reading' - International Textiles 'Lively, easy to read and full of intriguing stories and information' - Hali 'Large, stunning, spectacular, sumptuous, with a mix of well-documented historical, ethnic and contemporary examples... it can be recommended as a visual feast and a source of inspiration for any jaded designer' - Textiles Magazine 'Inspirational... a key title' - Marie Claire

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Embellishment with glittering substances is a worldwide and ancient practice, found in Assyrian bas-reliefs, in the tombs of Scythian nomadic horsemen, the treasures of the pharaohs and in the burials of Andean cultures' high priests. Today these creations are a source of ideas in contemporary fashion and decoration. Victoria Rivers has spent more than a decade in the search for the most spectacular examples of a universally appealing phenomenon. Combining her artist's eye with an in-depth knowledge of textile techniques and drawing on an array of specialist and anthropological research from all the world's continents, she discusses and displays her subject in three main sections. The volume should be useful to anyone concerned with fashion and the textile industry, and anyone interested in symbol and ritual in the evolution of traditional societies.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb illustrations and accessible text., 15 Nov 2000

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This review is from: The Shining Cloth: Dress and Adornment That Glitters (Hardcover)

'THE SHINING CLOTH' is an impressive book that should appeal to anyone with an interest in the arts. Its subtitle - 'Dress And Adornment That Glitters' - doesn't begin to do justice to the range it covers and the wealth of references within its pages. Part One - 'Silks and Surfaces' - though superbly illustrated, is concerned with a fairly conventional area of textiles that has already been touched on elsewhere (see for instance 'Embroidered Textiles: Traditional Patterns From Five Continents' by Sheila Paine). Parts Two and Three however - 'Materials From The Earth' and 'Gifts From Nature' - contain page after page of stunning photographs showing every conceivable kind of surface adornment, as well as some that I personally could never have thought of. My favourite items are all ones that are described as having been used for shamanic purposes - a porcupine quill hat, a piece of 'armoured' dress embellished with a multitude of bronze and copper mirrors, and a cloth with a collection of thokchag fastened to it (thokchag is Tibetan for 'things fallen from the sky'). To me, these particular items have a fascinating quality of darkness and severity about them that is highlighted by their inclusion among the more obviously exotic pieces that make up the rest of the book. Beetle wings, iridescent feathers, fern stems, orchid straw, mirrors, buttons, animal's teeth, seeds, insect larvae - anything that can be threaded, stitched or woven seems to have been pressed into service by human beings somewhere in the world in their desire to create articles of lasting beauty.

All this plus an exemplary text that covers such topics as the history of mirrors, the uses of hematite in Pre-European contact Alaska and the religious and symbolic significance of shells, in an unpretentious and accessible format. The bibliography is a feast in its own right, and suggests plenty of enticing avenues for further exploration.

'THE SHINING CLOTH' would make an excellent present, but be warned: you may find you can't bear to part with it once you've looked inside, and end up having to buy two copies.

amw

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